# NTSB CHI84FA352: Piper PA-28-235, N8635W, Put In Bay, OH, August 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 19, 1984, 13:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place: Put In Bay, OH
- Coordinates: 41.640811, -82.820259 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6408&lon=-82.8203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84FA352
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12422/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA352

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vlof) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - water,rough

## Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND WHEN HE SAW AN AIRCRAFT STILL ON THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT APPROACH THE RUNWAY AND JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, MAKE A SHARP RT TURN TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN, DESCRIBEDAS THE WINGS BEING 90 DEGREES TO THE HORIZON. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK REVEALED THAT HIS LAST FLIGHT PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT WAS SIX MONTHS AGO.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8635W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Category: Airplane
- Airframe hours: 1956
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-B4B5 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Louis H. Covas
- Registered owner: Louis H. Covas
- Last inspection: Annual, February 14, 1984, 6 hours before
- Departed: 3G3, WADSWORTH, OH
- Destination: OH30, PUT IN BAY, OH
- Airport: OH30, Put-In-Bay, runway 4, 2,870 × 25 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,297 total, 690 in this make and model, 1,130 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CLE, 60 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840819041229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819041229A), Aug 19, 1984: Piper PA28235, Put In Bay, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dove into the water while making a 90 degree to return to the runway. Indicates a accelerated stall occurred.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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